John Haussler, a history graduate from Walla Walla College, was also active as a musician. During his 60-year career he taught history, conducted choirs, served as a minister, an academy principal and dean of men, and, during his last 35 years of service, become well-known as a professor of biblical studies at La Sierra College, now La Sierra University, and Loma Linda University. In addition to working at LSC and LLU, he also worked at Canadian Junior College, now Canadian Union College University; Southwestern Junior College, now Southwestern Adventist University; and Southern Junior College, now Southern Adventist University.

Haussler's most significant involvement in music came when he and his wife, Doris Holt, accepted positions as teachers at SJC in 1928. Officially he was to teach all of the history and government classes and some Bible, and she to assist in music, teaching piano and voice on a commission basis. By the beginning of their second year on campus , thought, she was appointed head of the music department. During the next six years she conducted a women's chorus and the orchestra, organized and accompanied vocal groups and soloists, and made the first effort to create a school song.

He, in addition to teaching in other areas, assisted in music also, directing the college church choir, college chorus, and a male glee club. He also taught a conducting class and led out in regular regional radio broadcasts of college choral groups. Even though the Hausslers were totally immersed in all aspects of life at the school, they still found time to take students on field trips to attend classical music events in nearby Chattanooga.

Following the Tennessee experience he served as principal at Walla Walla Valley Academy in Washington, where his wife taught music from 1935 until 1941, when they moved to LSC.

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